This bike just stood out for me so much at the Westonzoyland Sprint that I've decided to dedicate a whole page to it. Maybe it's something to do with me trying to self-teach machine tool work at the moment and I am in awe of the skill and time gone in to this bike or it could be just that it is an...

Mid thirties snap of bright young things having fun featuring an AJS, a Rudge and an Ariel.Thirties AJS, Rudge and Ari...

You won't normally find posts of copied magazine articles on this blog but this one is from such a low circulation source and a great story that it warrants circulating.I'm always fascinated by early long distance motorcycle adventures and John Lloyd's travels are remarkable for the era that he did...

I've got my entry in for the Pioneer Run so it seemed like a good idea to check over the Autowheel and make sure all works as well as it should.The first job was to fit a 'new' wheel with Sturmey Archer three speed that I found for the bike a while back. It may be a light machine but pushing a tall...

The Vincent range for 1952.Also posted up the Vincent HRD range for 1948& The Conway Motors Vincent Buyers Guide.Vincent Motorcycles 1952 brochure front cover.Vincent Motorcycles 1952 brochure page 1.Vincent Motorcycles 1952 brochure page 2.Vincent Motorcycles 1952 brochure page 3.Vincent Motorcycles...

I'm slightly hesitant to identify this machine as a Triumph but that is what it looks like to me, from around 1908. Perhaps someone can comment or get in touch to confirm or deny the identification. If it is indeed a Triumph it is a mildly customised one, it looks like the pedal cranks have been removed...

The Enfield Robin is a lesser known cul de sac of the Indian Royal Enfield story in the UK. The Enfield Robin was a collaboration between arch diesel motorcycle enthusiast Ernie Dorsett (who had already built several specials and a short run of Matchless engined diesel machines), Redbreast - the importers...

This is getting to be a tradition on a par with egg nog and brandy snaps, the RDM annual Winter Rallies listing. It's that time of year when the die-hard esoteric sphere of the biking world rig up their handlebar muffs, legshields and, in a few worthy instances, spiked tyres and head off into the cold....

Posing with an Excelsior Autobyk from the late forties/ early fifties. Autocycles achieved popularity as cheap postwar transport for a nation eager to get on the move again and are generally defined by a 98cc engine capacity, open frame, pedals and usually a clutch is fitted but no gears. With most...

The 1950 Douglas catalogue is an embossed card folder containing A4 sized art prints of the range and is the most stunningly presented motorcycle brochure that I've come across.Douglas 1950 range card folder front cover.Douglas 1950 range print. The Douglas factory.Douglas 1950 range print. The 80...

A very unusual bike in the UK at the time. An Indian Chief from c1940. I'm guessing the picture is taken post war and the bike is ex-WD. There were a lot of 741 models floating around army surplus in the post war years but a Chief would be something special.Indian Chief posing in the garden. She lookspretty...

The CCM came to me with a set of supermoto wheels. I'd been meaning to try them out for a while and have just gotten round to fitting them. Swapping the wheels across was child's play, the only problem I encountered was a rounded allen head on one of the disc rotor bolts. Button head allen bolts truly...

Unit construction New Imperial dating from the early thirties. The technically advanced unit construction range appeared in 1932 and continued up until 1939 in sizes from 150 to 500cc.The rider is smartly turned out with leather double breasted trench coat, plus fours and argyle socks.Rider and machine...

1940 Royal Enfield J2.Been spending a little time getting to know the J2 of late. I'm finding the performance a bit disappointing, it feels very torquey and powerful but not keen on revving and if pushed the vibes get intrusive. The timing didn't feel quite right for modern fuels and I was pretty sure...